1. A predicative nominative is a noun or a pronoun which follows a linking verb and refers to something before that verb. In your case, the correct answer is B, because "a shelter" goes after the linking verb "is", and refers to "a lean-to".
2. A participle has the form of infinitive + ing. In this case, the answer is D, flourishing.
In The Cherry Orchard, there are several characters that represent the past. One of the characters is the mother, Lyubov Ranevskaya. Although her life is falling apart and she is losing her beloved.
The answer is: There is no error.
Complex sentences consist of a subordinate or dependent clause, which is introduced by a subordinating conjunction like <em>even though</em>, and an independent clause, which can stand on its own. They can be separated by a comma.
In the example sentence, the subordinate clause is:
Even though I had no previous experience,
Finally, the independent clause is:
I enjoyed painting the living room with my friends.
The rest of the alternatives are incorrect because the clauses are separated or do not express the same meaning as the original sentence.
B. This is answer is mentioning multiple parts which are dependent on the sentences structure.
